The Random Anime Cat Crap Pictures-Out: Screw You All To The Wall

[deadlegion]

I dl'd FC: C and some other stuff in one night. I only have 1.5mbit adsl. Over a decades old copper network
To be fair, I'm less than 1km from the exchange and the local population is small...so congestion only really happens during the day but mostly when kids finish school. Weekends there's more load but I just stay up later than most people around here and take naps to compensate.


You'd have a pretty fast connection using fibre though yeah?

[Inferno.]

I dl'd FC: C and some other stuff in one night. I only have 1.5mbit adsl. Over a decades old copper network
To be fair, I'm less than 1km from the exchange and the local population is small...so congestion only really happens during the day but mostly when kids finish school. Weekends there's more load but I just stay up later than most people around here and take naps to compensate.


You'd have a pretty fast connection using fibre though yeah?

Yep, 30mbps fibre.

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[deadlegion]

Yep, 30mbps fibre.

Hmmm, I'm not 100% sure about this, but if you've got fibre and you've worked out your modem/router isn't the problem I'd ask your ISP about DSLAM congestion.
If they're seeing huge loads then you might wanna consider alternative providers using different DSLAM.

[Inferno.]

Hmmm, I'm not 100% sure about this, but if you've got fibre and you've worked out your modem/router isn't the problem I'd ask your ISP about DSLAM congestion.
If they're seeing huge loads then you might wanna consider alternative providers using different DSLAM.

DSLAM sounds religious

But yeah, my uncle on 120Mbps fibreoptic from the same ISP also has problems with his PS3 downloads corrupting too. He lives about a 2 minute walk away from me.

[Inferno.]

[deadlegion]

DSLAM sounds religious

But yeah, my uncle on 120Mbps fibreoptic from the same ISP also has problems with his PS3 downloads corrupting too. He lives about a 2 minute walk away from me.

Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer.

[Inferno.]

Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer.

Hmm, I'm guessing it's to do with how many people are online at the same time. Using the same exchange/wires no doubt?

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what are you guys talking about?

[deadlegion]

Hmm, I'm guessing it's to do with how many people are online at the same time. Using the same exchange/wires no doubt?

It's the usual way to go about isolating an issue.

You want a static IP.

You try several different modems that are known to work ok (like from friends or relatives).
If you've got copper network then you get the lines checked for rot.
With copper it's also best to be less than 1km from the exchange, less attenuation.

Then there's only really the DSLAM. If it's getting loaded up then you can only switch to a different one. Smaller IPS's use larger telco DSLAM and with some you can actually switch DSLM without switching ISP (like here a small ISP will use Telstra and Optus DSLAM in some areas).


Fibre is different 'cos you don't have to worry about line rot, I'm not sure about line attenuation but I assume it wouldn't be an issue like with copper.
But a DSLAM is what it is. If it's loaded up not much can be done. And sometimes they can develop faults too.

[Ace Ventura]

[screwed]

sup?
E3 keeping you up?

[Inferno.]

It's the usual way to go about isolating an issue.

You want a static IP.

You try several different modems that are known to work ok (like from friends or relatives).
If you've got copper network then you get the lines checked for rot.
With copper it's also best to be less than 1km from the exchange, less attenuation.

Then there's only really the DSLAM. If it's getting loaded up then you can only switch to a different one. Smaller IPS's use larger telco DSLAM and with some you can actually switch DSLM without switching ISP (like here a small ISP will use Telstra and Optus DSLAM in some areas).


Fibre is different 'cos you don't have to worry about line rot, I'm not sure about line attenuation but I assume it wouldn't be an issue like with copper.
But a DSLAM is what it is. If it's loaded up not much can be done. And sometimes they can develop faults too.

Interesting. I think Virgin Media need to check their exchange outside of my home... A few years ago (2009) they had to come out and fix some wires in the exchange. The pit was flooding with rain water, and given the fact that was almost 5 years ago I bet the same thing has happened again.

[Ace Ventura]

sup?
E3 keeping you up?

Not really. I gave writing the articles over to a buddy of mine. I spent all day writing a huge article on Monday, so I said: "Fuck it no more" Right now it's mostly gaming that's keeping me up.

What about you dude?

[Inferno.]

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